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Warden interviews for CSU position, one of two finalists for job
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Boise State’s women’s basketball head coach Jen Warden has completed two separate interviews for the head coaching job at Colorado State. Warden is one of just two final candidates for the vacated position left after former coach Chris Denker resigned on April 9 for personal reasons.
“I think every situation is a special decision,” Warden said about the conversation and coaching possibility at CSU. “You have to think about your family and players.”
Warden, a Colorado native, and former University of Colorado assistant coach and player, was on campus at CSU for an interview Tuesday, Warden said.
Warden finished her third season as the head coach at Boise State, where the team finished with a 10-19 record. The team has a combined 29-59 record in the three seasons under Warden, and the coach has just one season remaining on her four-year contract.
Warden and Arizona State assistant coach Meg Sanders are the final two candidates for the vacant position. According to The Coloradoan, Sanders arrived in Fort Collins, Colo., yesterday and interviewed for the position today. Bowling Green coach Curt Miller and Kansas State assistant coach Kamie Etheridge both were interviewed for the job, but have pulled their names from the running.
Warden previously had her name come up in the running for the University of Colorado head coaching position, but was never officially offered the job.
The emmergence of Warden’s name in the applicant pool within the state of Colorado comes from her vast knowledge of the state and her ability to recruit heavily there. In her two previous recruiting offseasons at Boise State, Warden has produced WAC all-freshman players in back-to-back seasons. In 2003, Michelle Hessing was named to the team, and Tasha Harris was named this past season.
Warden did comment that the job at Colorado State is intriguing to her because of the similarities that the area and program have to Boise State.
“The uniqueness is the similarities that are there. Both are college towns and are close to the mountains, it’s just that there (CSU), I have just a little bit more familiarity,” Warden said.
Warden has spoken to her players regarding the offer, and is openly adamant that she is excited about both jobs.
“I have been open about this, I am extremely excited about the upcoming season at Boise State, everyone in Colorado and Boise knows that,” Warden said. “And the job at Colorado State has a true upside.”
Trevor Horn
Sports Editor
